CHICAGO -- Xavier switched to a zone as soon as Eric Gordon went out of the game with mixed results. Indiana scored twice quickly to cut the lead to one, but Xavier responded with a little 6-2 run where they just beat the Hoosiers down the floor on offense. The Muskies lead, 31-26, with 2:39 to go in the first half.

The cheerleaders seem unperturbed by these developments. Their level of peppiness never changes.